Editing Shooting sports (section)

==== Bullseye shooting with handguns ====
* There are six [[ISSF shooting events]] with pistols. These include three Olympic events, plus three events not included in the Olympic program but contested at World Championships. Their roots date back to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, consisting of both precision slow-fire and rapid-fire target shooting from distances of 10, 25, and 50 meters. The specialised pistols offer anatomic grips, with competitors shooting one-handed. In the UK (except for Northern Ireland), it is no longer possible to practice for some of the Olympic events following the [[Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997]], legislation brought in after the [[Dunblane Massacre]].
* The [[International Military Sports Council|CISM]] Rapid Fire match is similar to the [[ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol]] event.
* [[NRA Precision Pistol]] is a bullseye shooting event where up to 3 handguns of differing calibers are used. Its history is almost as old as ISSF events. Shooters must fire the pistol one-handed at 6- and 8-inch bullseye targets placed 25 and 50 yards downrange respectively.
* [[Precision Pistol Competition]] (PPC), was originally a police shooting program started in 1960 by the [[National Rifle Association of America]].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2015 |title=NRA Law Enforcement Division: Police Pistol Combat Competition |url=http://ppc.nra.org/ppc.aspx |website=ppc.nra.org |publisher=National Rifle Association of America |access-date=April 17, 2015 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728041925/https://lecompetitions.nra.org/police-pistol-combat/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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KOCIS London Korea Jinjongoh Shooting 13 (7683323904).jpg|The Men's [[ISSF 10 meter air pistol]] final in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
Kokorev Munich07 50m event.jpg|[[Boris Kokorev]] from Russia during the [[ISSF 50 meter pistol]] 2007 World Cup in Munich
Celine Goberville during Air Pistol match at London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.jpg|Women's 10 meter air pistol at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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